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MSU [13 records]

Record 1 2024-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
  • Spacecraft
CONT

Microwave sounders are the instruments placed on satellites to measure the radiance of Earth at microwave frequencies, which allows to deduce the temperature of thick atmospheric layers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
  • Naves espaciales
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Record 2 - external organization data 2018-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Penal Administration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Administration pénitentiaire

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slaughterhouses
  • Meats and Meat Industries
DEF

A self-contained slaughter facility that can travel from site to site.

CONT

Mobile abattoirs, traveling from farm to farm, can be used to slaughter all types of farm animals, including cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, poultry, as well as game farm bison, elk, reindeer and deer.

CONT

An outstanding benefit of mobile abattoirs is that the animals are subjected to a minimum of stress as compared with conventional pre-slaughter handling that often includes stressful loading, transport, mixing and crowding, and handling by humans unfamiliar to them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abattoirs
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
CONT

Le mélange, le transport et la manipulation des animaux avant l’abattage constituent un stress majeur, altérant les qualités de leurs viandes. Ces procédures seraient fortement allégées en abattant les animaux sur la ferme à l’aide d’un abattoir mobile.

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

An institution of higher learning, science, culture and education, is a creative community of research, teaching and laboratory personnel and students, whose aim is to learn the truth, and to assert the good and justice for the sake of humans, Motherland and world civilization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
Key term(s)
  • Université d'État de Moscou

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Forces (Military)
  • Combined Forces (Military)
Key term(s)
  • multinational specialized unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces spéciales (Militaire)
  • Interarmées

Spanish

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Record 8 1997-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Titles
  • Military (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 9 1997-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Public Administration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Administration publique
OBS

Il s'agit de l'une des unités formant les Services exécutifs, les autres étant l'Unité de l'information ministérielle (UIM), l'Unité de la correspondance ministérielle et l'Unité de l'accès à l'information et de la protection des renseignements personnels (UAIPRP).

Spanish

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Record 10 1997-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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Record 11 1992-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Inventory and Material Management
Key term(s)
  • Material Services Unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel

Spanish

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Record 12 1986-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Units (Regular Force, Armed Forces)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités (régulières, Forces armées)

Spanish

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Record 13 1985-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
OBS

Source : LA-1 PFC 219(2).

Spanish

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